Dawn French to play James Corden's mum in new series

Dawn French has been cast to play comedian James Corden’s mother in his new series.

The Vicar Of Dibley actress will star in the BBC2 comedy/thriller The Wrong Mans, which Corden co-wrote with his friend Mathew Baynton, best known for his role in the children’s show Horrible Histories.

Also appearing in the six-part series are Silent Witness star Emilia Fox and Dan Renton Skinner, best known for his comic creation Angelos Epithemiou.

The programme, which is currently being filmed, centres on a case of mistaken identity.

Office workers Baynton and Corden are caught up in a criminal conspiracy after stumbling across a ringing phone at the scene of a car crash. Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels star Nick Moran also appears.

Rebecca Front, from The Thick Of It, plays the head of MI5, which is investigating the plot.

Baynton and Corden created The Wrong Mans when they worked together on the comedy drama Gavin & Stacey.